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Jara Garzón, Patricia
ICT and Augmented Reality in Baños de Agua Santa-Ecuador, Tourist Attractions Generation
Analysis of Adobe Block Manufacturing Techniques
2024
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Oleas-Orozco, José
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Jara Garzón, Patricia
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Castillo F.
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Amaluisa P.
Tourism in Ecuadorian context contributes to 2% GDP’s country, it has great potential for growth and exploitation thanks to geographical, natural, cultural, heritage and social factors, among others. These resources are very attractive for internal and external tourism. Baños de Agua Santa, is one of main destinations for local tourists and visitors. Its geographical location, climate and volcanic, mountainous and fluvial landforms have made the place a great interest tourist center. The natural attractions have given way to inhabitant’s initiative for man-made tourist attractions creation, a category part of World Tourism Organization UNWTO classification”. In this way, “Dinosaurs Park” analysis is presented, a theme park, man-made tourist place, which is mainly supported on ICT use, multimedia, offline web APPs and augmented reality AR, for playful learning experiences generation about prehistoric species not native from the area. The AR Through a mixed, quantitative and qualitative approach, information has been obtained on theme park visitors use and satisfaction showing over 90% of positive ratings. The AR applied in theme park, through mobile devices, shows information about prehistoric species, generating entertainment family experiences and significant knowledge in visitors. The results highlight the place's positive economic benefits since the post-pandemic economic reactivation. © 2024, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
2023
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Molina M.A.R.
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Carvajal E.
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Jara Garzón, Patricia
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Sanz D.
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Freire L.
Historically, adobe blocks have been one of the most widely used materials in Ecuador's vernacular architecture due to their low cost and properties. However, in the last decades, its use has decreased as well as the manufacturing expertise. This article focuses on analyzing the adobe manufacturing process in the province of Cotopaxi. We propose a three-stage methodology: 1) documentary bibliographic stage of adobe manufacture and regional regulations. 2) observation stage in local adobe factories identifying the processes and raw material; 3) analysis stage of adobe raw material and experimentation of the material. The documented information facilitates the understanding of adobe manufacturing processes, achieving a reference repository that contributes to sustainable development by using low impact construction materials that are easy to incorporate into architecture. © 2023 IEEE.